Research Research Areas Physical and Biophysical Chemistry toc About Physical and Biophysical Chemistry underpin all other chemical disciplines. Physical chemistry seeks to explain the behaviour of matter at the atomic, molecular and macroscopic levels, and is characterized by the application of physics to describe phenomena. Important foci of physical chemistry include thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, colligative properties, electrochemistry, surface science, and spectroscopy. Biophysical chemistry uses the concepts of physical chemistry to probe biological systems of both molecular and supramolecular size. The RSC houses state-of-the-art instrumentation dedicated to characterization of chemical systems from atomic to macroscopic in scale. Groups Cox Group Our group studies transition metal catalysts using both magneto-optical spectroscopy and magnetic resonance techniques. View the group Huber Group The Huber group develops innovative tools to determine the 3D structure of biological macromolecules form sparse experimental data of different length scale. View the group Humphrey Group Our research uses synthesis, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and computational chemistry to generate new molecular materials with unusual optical properties. View the group Jackson Group Our research interests lie at the interface between biology, chemistry and physics where fundamental chemistry underlies biological function. View the group Otting Group We use NMR spectroscopy to assess the structural changes of proteins in response to other molecules in aqueous solution, i.e. under near-physiological condition View the group Xiao Group Our research mainly focuses on the interaction between light and chemicals and its application in materials sciences. View the group Projects Advanced Optical Spectroscopy of the Chlorophylls Why does nature strongly favor chlorophyll a? What are the consequences of the differences between the chlorophylls for photosynthetic function? Using our unique optical spectrometer, this project aims to address these key fundamental questions. Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students Read more Allosteric inhibitors of an important drug target This project will involve collaboration with industry partners (Beta Therapeutics) and partners within the Centre of Excellence in Peptide and Protein Science. Read more Student intake Open for Honours, Master, PhD, Summer scholar students Read more Detecting protein complexation in cells using High-Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance This project aims to magnetically label proteins for new electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments to study a protein’s structure and dynamics at low concentrations and in-cell. Read more Student intake Open for Honours, Master, PhD, Summer scholar students Read more Engineering an insulin biosensor for diabetes monitoring This project will involve collaboration with the ANU Our Health in Our Hands Grand Challenge teams in the College of Engineering & Computer Science and the Research School of Physics. Read more Student intake Open for Honours, Master, PhD, Summer scholar students Read more Methods for Protein Structure Analysis by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance This project will magnetically label proteins for new electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments to study a protein’s structure and dynamics at low concentrations and in-cell, and then compute informative models from the measured EPR distances. Read more Student intake Open for Honours, Master, PhD, Summer scholar students Read more Neobiochemistry: designing new enzymes for medical and industrial uses This project will involve collaboration with partners within the Centre of Excellence in Peptide and Protein Science. Read more Student intake Open for Honours, Master, PhD, Summer scholar students Read more Load more Members Emeritus and Honorary Prof. John Carver Emeritus Professor Prof. Michelle Coote Honorary Professor A/ Prof. Megan O'Mara Honorary Professor Prof. Edith Marie Sevick Honorary Professor Academic staff Prof. Nick Cox Professor Dr Lucy Gloag Lecturer Prof. Thomas Huber Professor Prof. Mark Humphrey Professor Prof. Colin Jackson Professor Prof. Gottfried Otting ARC Laureate Fellow Prof. Adam Perriman Professor of Bioengineering Prof. Alison Rodger Director, Research School of Chemistry Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › toc
